2024 Great Ideas in Education Conference

This conference session aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) within the context of preschool education. By exploring MTSS through a preschool lens, educators will gain insights into how to effectively implement this framework to support the diverse needs of young learners.

The research on Building Thinking Classrooms shows that when students work on thinking tasks in random groups on a vertical whiteboard, they are capable of co-creating incredible amounts of mathematical meaning and collective knowing-and-doing. In this session, participants will look at the Thinking Classroom practices that help students move this collective knowing-and-doing into individual knowing-and-doing while, at the same time, beginning to take responsibility for their own learning. These practices support note-making and individual work. They will intertwine with, and make extensive references to, the recently published book, Building Thinking Classrooms (Grades K-12): 14 Teaching Practices for Enhancing Learning.